A one sec alternative
for after the pause.
one sec slows the moment you open an app. Eclipsis works on what happens next, inside the feed.
How one sec works
one sec adds friction at the door. Open a distracting app and a breathing animation plays first; then you choose to go in or walk away. It can also nudge you back out after a set time. One app is free; Pro is $6.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $99.99 once. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac, has extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, and holds 4.8 stars from about 24,000 App Store ratings.
The gap after the pause
A pause works on the reflex of opening the app. Once you decide to go in, though, the feed is the same feed: Shorts, autoplay and a recommendation rail that never ends. It is easy to take the breath, tap through, and lose the next half hour anyway.
What Eclipsis does inside the feed
Eclipsis removes YouTube Shorts, recommendation shelves, autoplay and open-in-app nags, free. With Eclipsis Pro, each new post takes a little longer to arrive than the last, so the feed reaches an end instead of refilling forever. There is no block screen; the next post simply waits.
Reddit in Eclipsis: the next post waits its turn.Waiting
Then it arrives. The next wait is a little longer.Arrived
Side by side
| Eclipsis | one sec | |
|---|---|---|
| Works | Inside the feed: removes Shorts and shelves, paces new posts (Pro) | At the door: a breathing pause before the app opens |
| Free plan | Feed cleanup, Shorts removal, the app lock, widgets and stats | one sec on one app of your choice |
| Paid plan | $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year | $6.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $99.99 once |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Safari, Chrome and Firefox extensions | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac; Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge extensions |
| App Store rating | New, no ratings yet | 4.8 from about 24,000 ratings |
one sec details from its App Store listing and one-sec.app on 8 October 2026.
Better together
one sec and Eclipsis barely overlap. Keep one sec's pause in front of the apps you open by habit, and let Eclipsis change what is waiting inside. If you would rather not open an app at all, Eclipsis's app lock hides it until a daily window.
When one sec is all you need
If the problem is the reflex of opening an app, and once inside you are fine, one sec alone may be enough. It also covers Android, which Eclipsis does not yet.
Try Eclipsis
Open Eclipsis and choose Myself.
Pick a mode: Detox or Basic.
Home shows your feeds. Set up YouTube for Safari from here.
Questions
- Can I use one sec and Eclipsis together?
- Yes. one sec pauses before an app opens; Eclipsis changes the feed in Safari and in its own browser.
- Does Eclipsis add a pause before apps open?
- No. It works inside the feed. Its app lock can hide apps until a daily window, which is a wall rather than a pause.
- Is Eclipsis free?
- The Chrome and Firefox extensions are free, and so are the iPhone app's feed cleanup and app lock. Eclipsis Pro, $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year, adds the slowdown that makes feeds run out, the AI feed filter and Parent Mode.